Where is it Commonly Found?

Found during a heating process, thermal decomposition, or in the dust of the following:
Cable insulation
Carpet backing
Coating on fabrics (such as polyester)
Conduits
Door and windows
Drain, Vent, Waste piping for residential and industrial use
Electrical conduit
Floor coverings (resilient sheet, tile, wall base)
Furniture
Gaskets
Gutters
Lighting fixtures
Moisture barriers
Panels and Siding
Pipes
Profiles (Window parts, Rainwater conduits, moldings, many others)
Sealing strips
Siding
Signage
Swimming pool liners
Resilient flooring
Roofing
Roofing materials
Wall covering
Wall protection (flexible sheets, rigid sheets, corner guards, crash rails)
Waterproofing materials
Window treatments
Wire cable sheathing
Vapor barriers

ASTHMA TRIGGER AND / OR ASTHMAGEN?

Asthma Trigger

Asthmagen

*We are following the European Union principles on asthma where the focus is on evidence that a substance has the ability to cause asthma, rather than on the existence of a specific underlying mechanism.

Sources

Asmanet -The Table of Agents and Substances that cause Occupational Asthma Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) Hazmap (Chemicals Associated with Occupational Asthma) Michigan State University Occupational & Environmental Medicine Table of Asthma New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services – Industries and Asthmagens The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) Link 1 The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) Link 2

How is it Categorized?

Plastic & Rubber Dusts

Divisions and Sections

Div 03 Water Stops

Div 04 PVC Flashing (Elastomeric Thermoplastic Flashing)

Div 04 Unit Masonry

Div 07 Dampproofing and Waterproofing

Div 07 Membrane Roofing

Div 07 Polyvinyl-Chloride (PVC) Roofing

Div 07 Self-Adhering Sheet Waterproofing

Div 07 Siding

Div 08 Gasketing

Div 08 Vinyl Window

Div 09 Fabric-Wrapped Panels

Div 09 Resilient Athletic Flooring

Div 09 Resilient Base and Accessories

Div 09 Resilient Sheet Flooring

Div 09 Resilient Tile Flooring

Div 09 Static-Control Resilient Flooring

Div 09 Stretched-Fabric Wall Systems

Div 09 Tile Carpeting

Div 09 Wall Coverings

Div 10 Accordion Folding Partitions

Div 10 Awnings

Div 10 Banners

Div 10 Cubicles

Div 10 Toilet Compartments

Div 10 Visual Display Surfaces

Div 10 Wall and Door Protection

Div 10 Wall Protection

Div 11 Gymnasium Equipment

Div 11 Loading Dock Equipment

Div 11 Play Field Equipment and Structures

Div 11 Projection Screens

Div 12 Entrance Floor Mats and Frames

Div 12 Horizontal Louver Blinds

Div 12 Site Furnishings

Div 12 Vertical Louver Blinds

Div 32 Chain Link Fences and Gates

Div 32 Playground Protective Surfacing

Div 33 Utilities